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A New Zealand scientist believes that chickenpox, a disease that can lead to serious
complications and even death and that causes hundreds of hospitalisations annually,
is closer to being eradicated in New Zealand. More >>

New Campaign Featuring King’s High Students & All Black Ben Smith Launches
A group of local King’s High School students will appear in a new advertising campaign
with All Black Ben Smith, which launches today. More >>

Local innovations from one of NZ’s largest pharmaceutical companies including the
translation of asthma materials into te reo Māori, partnerships with aid groups,
and increased access to vaccines through reduced pricing are the type of initiatives ... More >>

Maori and Pacific Island children will benefit significantly from the change in formulation
of a funded vaccine designed to prevent the most common form of hearing loss among
young people, according to a Starship Paediatric Ear Nose and Throat Specialist. More >>

TITLE FOR THE LARGEST MODEL TOOTH Sensodyne Repair & Protect is set to take
a bite at a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title at Auckland’s Aotea Square on the morning
of Wednesday 4th February. Crowds are expected to gather to witness Sensodyne ... More >>

While there will always be concerns about how to improve population health, World
Immunisation Week is a good time to note New Zealand success in saving thousands
of children from serious diseases, Dr Stewart Reid, a general practitioner and former ... More >>

Anna Stove has been appointed General Manager GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) New Zealand,
to succeed Geoff McDonald, effective 1 May 2012. Anna, previously Head of Vaccines
GSK New Zealand, said she was grateful to Geoff for his leadership and support during ... More >>

The effects of a highly contagious virus, which every year causes thousands of New
Zealand children to go to hospital have been significantly reduced in Australia according
to follow-up research on the roll-out of a new vaccination programme over the last ... More >>

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is refusing to pay invoices from community pharmacists for
the work done in managing a patient level medicine recall in 2010 – even after
GSK lost their case in the district court. More >>

A newly Government funded pneumococcal vaccine called Synflorix will be rolled out
across doctors’ surgeries from 1 July providing increased coverage of pneumococcal
disease for New Zealand children. More >>

The best treatment for back pain could be simply something you pick up at the supermarket.
That’s the message coming from international pain experts who say everyday paracetamol
should be the first line treatment for moderate back pain.1 More >>

• It used to be called wear and tear arthritis but whatever you call it, osteoarthritis
is something that will affect most of us as we age. It’s estimated almost half
of those over 60 and nearly all of those over 80 will suffer the joint pain and stiffness ... More >>

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced its intention to donate 50 million doses of H5N1 adjuvanted pre-pandemic influenza vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) in support of its stockpile initiative. The donation will help establish a much needed ... More >>

27 March 2007: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare has accepted 15 representative charges brought by the Commerce Commission relating to a product claim and Vitamin C content information on Ribena. It is important to highlight that the Ribena range ... More >>